It was Microsoft when they added HDR at the OS level.
Nvidia HDR worked perfect until Microsoft tried to implement it and now its fucked.
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Ghost Recon: Wildlands looks unbelievable, what the hell?
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It was Microsoft when they added HDR at the OS level.
Nvidia HDR worked perfect until Microsoft tried to implement it and now its fucked.
A headshot will instantly kill an enemy.
Others have various forms of armor but you can generally shred it quickly.
Like most popular games this gen online MP/ co-op play enhances the experience tremendously. Unfortunately, if you are in it for solo play these games tend to be pretty dull. Much like real life most activities are better with friends.
Unity2012
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The game is definitely beautiful. Playing on xbox one s with HDR on a 4k tv looks fantastic. The game has improved a lot since launch. Playing co-op is mighty fun and I never mind the solo play. I've put a lot if hours into WL since launch and I still love it. The first dlc was meh... but the second one is really good.
Primethius
Banned
Perhaps on PC it looks fantastic. On PS4, the beta left me unimpressed. Some good stuff in there visually, but overall, not so much.
The Tier-40 HTI? Yeah that takes out cars in one bullet, although i tried it against helis, and 5 shots still wouldn't bring them down.
Could've been some lag, since i was playing online.
bonesmccoy
Banned
Wildlands 2 will be great.
This one? It looks fantastic. It is fantastic - for the first area.
And then it all collapses in on itself.
There's just not enough depth to the gameplay loop. It should have been a bit more 'technical', more mil-sim, than Just Cause - which is what it ends up playing like.
This one? It looks fantastic. It is fantastic - for the first area.
And then it all collapses in on itself.
There's just not enough depth to the gameplay loop. It should have been a bit more 'technical', more mil-sim, than Just Cause - which is what it ends up playing like.
Crossing Eden
Hello, my name is Yves Guillemot, Vivendi S.A.'s Employee of the Month!
Draw distance and detail is genuinely insane for a game with this scale.
I played both extensively, and i have no idea how you've come to this conclusion.
Unless maybe playing at Arcade difficulty.
I do agree that they should push the sim aspect more though.
Ubi has long given up on "mil-sim"/tactical gameplay. Not mainstream enough.
see: unceremonious death of the Splinter Cell franchise
Snkfanatic
Banned
I played the game mostly on high since my CPU seems to hate the game but man it can be pretty. One of my most screenshoted games on Steam so far. I adored the game and put near 70 hours into it all completely solo as well. I couldn't image how awesome it would be with a dedicated group of buddies to play with all the time.
forget guns you can one shot any chopper by flying your drone into it
Captain Zyrain
Member
I don't know if I would compare it to any other game, like Horizon or anything, since it's not fundamentally LIKE any other game out right now. Maybe GTAV if anything. Just Cause 3 sorta, but they're not 1:1 comparisons.
It really is a game that is more than a sum of its parts. Everything working together makes it my GOTY for 2017. Could things be improved? Of course, but it hasn't kept me from really enjoying the game for waaaay too many hours (11 days?).
These are relatively older screenshots, I usually just take video captures now. I do miss the panoramic controls for the helicopters for taking cool screenshots. My favorite part is in the first picture, the little structure you see on the ridge in the distance is HUGE in game, and you can go there (and do go there in the story). Screenshots don't do it justice vs HDR on a good TV though.
It really is a game that is more than a sum of its parts. Everything working together makes it my GOTY for 2017. Could things be improved? Of course, but it hasn't kept me from really enjoying the game for waaaay too many hours (11 days?).
These are relatively older screenshots, I usually just take video captures now. I do miss the panoramic controls for the helicopters for taking cool screenshots. My favorite part is in the first picture, the little structure you see on the ridge in the distance is HUGE in game, and you can go there (and do go there in the story). Screenshots don't do it justice vs HDR on a good TV though.
MrOogieBoogie
BioShock Infinite is like playing some homeless guy's vivid imagination
Thank you for those gorgeous shots.
The state of gaming the last few years has been incredible. The fact that there are so many developers able to deliver such impressive content on such a huge scale (Horizon, BOTW, Wildlands, GTAV, Witcher 3, etc.) would be unfathomable to me a decade ago.
Wildlands makes me even more excited to see what Rockstar has in store with Red Dead Redemption 2. If any game can capture the grounded, realistic scenery and scale of Wildlands it's Red Dead, so I can't fucking wait. Gamers are really lucky these days.
The state of gaming the last few years has been incredible. The fact that there are so many developers able to deliver such impressive content on such a huge scale (Horizon, BOTW, Wildlands, GTAV, Witcher 3, etc.) would be unfathomable to me a decade ago.
Wildlands makes me even more excited to see what Rockstar has in store with Red Dead Redemption 2. If any game can capture the grounded, realistic scenery and scale of Wildlands it's Red Dead, so I can't fucking wait. Gamers are really lucky these days.
Probably gonna look pretty good.
Barrel Cannon
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Yes Ghost Recon Wildlands is beautiful, but everything feels so artificial. I'm fine with there being nothing to do but the vehicle handling just exacerbates the open world's main issue in that everything feels the same despite looking so different. You can literally flip cars over while they are upside down from inside the car by holding the gas.
RedSparrows
Member
Game is nuts and has quirks galore - and unrealistic-but-gameplay-orientated decisions, like the nearly-self-righting cars.
But this kinda thing wins out for me, hands down. The world absolutely makes this game for me, and so it never felt samey:
Proper night, bats, a hamlet off in the distance. Bliss.
On Pro it looks alright. Lots of pop-in, which sucks because you can see so much around you just popping in all the time because of the insane draw distance.
Also unfortunately many of the buildings that you go in are copy pasted to hell and back. The world feels great but you'll be going in the same 3 buildings the whole time.
Also unfortunately many of the buildings that you go in are copy pasted to hell and back. The world feels great but you'll be going in the same 3 buildings the whole time.
WheelHoss1
Member
You guys are wearing me down
Wish it were still on sale ...
Wish it were still on sale ...
Barrel Cannon
Member
Game is nuts and has quirks galore - and unrealistic-but-gameplay-orientated decisions, like the nearly-self-righting cars.
But this kinda thing wins out for me, hands down. The world absolutely makes this game for me, and so it never felt samey:
Proper night, bats, a hamlet off in the distance. Bliss.
Woah where is that. I got pretty far in the game but stopped and sold it because all my friends who I bought it to play with stop playing.
Game is fun as hell in co-op and fun solo as well(just nowhere near as good as co-op). The visuals definitely aren't what made me enjoy the game.
This is a gameplay problem too, since it makes it hard to coordinate by landmarks. The two-storey building with the staircase outside? That's all of 'em.
They could have mitigated this by having different combinations of posters on the wall, or coloured windows or something dotted around to make the building more distinct.
Not all buildings, but some amount to assist co-op.
The two storey building with the staricase outside and the red and blue posters? Maybe that would work.
WheelHoss1
Member
It's still on sale on Amazon
Shit
Who still plays?
PSN: WheelHoss1
Gonna grab it
$35 is worth it just to find that spot Barrel found and wait for night ...
Krappadizzle
Member
Not sure about numbers, but on PC for the last 5 months or so I've never had a problem finding people to play with at all. Now finding GOOD people to play with on Hardcore difficulty is a different story.
autoduelist
Member
Loved the game. had fun solo and coop. Highly recommended. It also sold like hotcakes, and has great word of mouth... don't know why people don't talk about it here more.
I have the adv. suppressor skill tho (i'll try anyway).
Captain Zyrain
Member
Not everything self-rights itself!!
We have a NeoGAF Xbox Task Force, a PS4 Task Force, and a PC Task Force, but the involvement is hit or miss.
Check out the OT for people to play with, though most of us are on Xbox:
Ghost Recon Wildlands: A NeoGAF OT
Advanced Suppressor makes damage not go down, but it does make penetration (Huh huh) go down, so it is still less effective against vehicles.
bloodforge
Member
It's actually pretty simple to use HDR.
In NVIDIA control panel under "Change Resolution" make sure "3.Apply the following settings" is set to "use default color setting".
In Windows 10 settings under "Display" make sure "HDR and advanced color" is set to ON. (Note: this setting will not turn to ON unless the NVIDIA setting is set first, and may turn on automatically with the change to the NVIDIA setting)
I have all up to date drivers and Windows 10 updates and it works with no issue for me.
Pjsprojects
Member
No marks against the X1 version but imo only the pc version on really high settings gets the wow factor.
I played it on all formats and even sold the PS4 version. Some games look great on console like Ryse or HZD but not Wildlands sadly.
This game would be great fun with a battle royale large scale multiplayer mode.
It looks significantly nicer on PC. I played the beta on PC but have the final game on PC. It runs great too and looks gorgeous. Feels much better with 60fps as the gunplay didn't feel great on console.
It looks significantly nicer on PC. I played the beta on PC but have the final game on PC. It runs great too and looks gorgeous. Feels much better with 60fps as the gunplay didn't feel great on console.
I felt the same way after playing the Beta. Actually, the Beta killed all interest I had in the game. A few months later I picked up a killer Xbox One S bundle on Amazon that included the game, and after a few more tries The game hooked me. I now have 100+ hours into the game, play it every week for the challenges, and it's currently my game of the year.
It can certainly get repetitive, but the fun is in the number of ways you can approach an objective. It also helps that the environment is not only massive, but incredibly varied.
joecanada
Member
you don't need a special rifle. Theres grenade launchers, and when I play I go silenced sniper/assault and then backup LMG for oh shit moments.
LMG with a few perks takes a heli down in like half a magazine.
Yea but the special gun he is talking about is a sniper rifle. It's the most powerful gun in he game and can one/two shot most vehicles. And it can have a suppressor on as well if you want.
WheelHoss1
Member
nvm
Captain Zyrain
Member
Yeah the HTI and the Tier 1 Desert HTI are beasts.
On the harder difficulty, it's super handy to dispatch helicopters chasing you with one hit. Reload time sucks, and only 5 round mag.
If you put the suppressor on it, it limits the penetration so it loses some effectiveness against vehicles.
MaximusPayne
Member
Yeah, I can't wait to jump back in when the X1X comes out. I purposefully got about halfway and stopped just to enjoy the graphical leap.
KyanMehwulfe
Member
It's pretty fun to change your camo for the environment you're inThese are relatively older screenshots, I usually just take video captures now. I do miss the panoramic controls for the helicopters for taking cool screenshots. My favorite part is in the first picture, the little structure you see on the ridge in the distance is HUGE in game, and you can go there (and do go there in the story). Screenshots don't do it justice vs HDR on a good TV though.
Actually, it's something I like do in a lot of games that don't offer any bonus for it. In XCOM 2, I tried to also always give my guys camo fitting the next map.
Really wish GRW added outfit customization for your Ghost NPC squad though :O I usually dress my 'canon Nomad' in the default canon outfit (red t and cap) whenever I'm with the Holt & co. cuz if I'm all camo-ed out or armored-out, it looks kinda funny while they're all wearing casual shirts.
Because once you have started the game, experienced the lousy helicopter controls, seen that the quickest way of using a car is just driving towards your goal (down mountains etc, doesnt even matter) and seen that your ai partners ignore all real world rules of visuals and tactical placement...you are left with a somewhat decent screen saver.
KyanMehwulfe
Member
^do you mean the old helicopter controls or you think the new ones are lousy too?
i mean, the new ones are fairly GTA V esque and are by no means perfect
but at least you can do combat strafing now because it gives you some real yaw control
i mean, the new ones are fairly GTA V esque and are by no means perfect
but at least you can do combat strafing now because it gives you some real yaw control
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